Determined Andy Murray eyes much more after advancing to Lexus Surbiton Trophy semi-finals

<p>Andy Murray has set his eyes on the Lexus Surbiton Trophy final after he beat Australian Jason Kubler to advance into the last four.</p>

<p>Murray fought back from a set down to beat Kubler 3-6 6-3 6-4 and showed signs of his best as the two-time Wimbledon champion progressed into the competition's penultimate day for the second straight year.</p>

<p>The second seed, who fell at the semi-final stage in 2022, credited his opponent after their two-hour battle which furthered Murray's hopes of earning a seed for next month's Wimbledon championships.</p>

<p>The 36-year-old said: "I knew it was going to be hard. He (Kubler) played well and has a lot of variety in his game and was one of the best juniors in the world but has had some problems with injuries.</p>

<p>"He has beaten some good players, he likes to play on this surface so I was not expecting an easy one. Having to come back from a set down against a player as good as him on these sorts of courts is a positive.</p>

<p>"I did fine, it was very windy and gusty a lot so tough to feel great when it is like that, but I did well in the important moments.</p>

<p>"Most of the tournaments you play on tour are in purpose-built facilities whereas coming here, you all love tennis and are probably members, so it's always nice to play at clubs like this.</p>

<p>"It has been a good run so far and hopefully I can go a bit further than last year."</p>

<p>Murray will face the defending champion Jordan Thompson in Saturday's semi-final.</p>

<p>But before then he needs to decide where he will play next week, with his options being the Rothesay Open in Nottingham or the Stuttgart Open.</p>

<p>The Briton enjoyed last year's event in Germany, where he beat top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and eventual Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios before losing to Italian Matteo Berrettini in the final.</p>

<p>He added: "I need to make a decision whether I will go to Nottingham or Stuttgart. There's pros and cons to both, they're both good decisions.</p>

<p>"There are higher rewards in Stuttgart and Nottingham there's less travel and the courts are probably a little more similar to Queen's and Wimbledon.</p>

<p>"I feel like I should be playing at the highest level that I can and competing on the tour is ultimately what I want to do.</p>

<p>"I liked the tournament in Stuttgart last year - I played really well there so I wish I could make a decision after the next couple of days, but it has to be tonight."</p>

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